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Story: Munich Linux migration slips to 2006

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Posted by: Anonymous (Monday 5 September 2005, 11:37 PM)

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"14,000!" came the breathless cry. Three years on, and "250!" they whisper. The "but not all 250" and "OpenOffice on Linux" and "we didn't think it through" fall on the deaf ears of the zealots.

To the zealotry: grow up. It saddens me how many high-ranking corporate executies are wiping egg from their faces by yelling about their Linux migrations far too early then looking silly; at best it's immaturity, at worst it's just plain fiscal irresponsibility (particularly in the public sectory), and it does your cause more harm than good. Do you really want 'Linux' be be the next bubble?

You have a duty to prevent Microsoft from stagnating. Can you be trusted to carry the torch?

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